middelmådig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German middelmātich. Compare Dutch middelmatig, German mittelmäßig and Swedish medelmåttig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /midəlmɔːdi/, [ˈmiðˀəlˌmɔːˀði]

Adjective

middelmådig

1. mediocre, indifferent, run-of-the-mill

Inflection

Inflection of middelmådig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	middelmådig	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	middelmådigt	—	—2
Plural	middelmådige	—	—2
Definite attributive1	middelmådige	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• halvdårlig
• jævn

Derived terms

• middelmådighed

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• middelmåtig (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Middle Low German middelmatich through Danish.

Adjective

middelmådig (neuter singular middelmådig, definite singular and plural middelmådige)

1. mediocre

References

• “middelmådig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.